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• Conservatives split over Trump plan to pay stay-at-home parents

  09-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  A new proposal from the White House to expand childcare subsidies to cover stay-at-home parents is dividing conservatives.The idea is not a new one. The rule change the administration is pushing forward that would make married stay-at-home parents eligible for federal funding has been bandied about by think tank scholars and Republicans in Congress. It’s part...
  
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• Who won't be at RNC's midterm convention in Dallas

  09-09-2026 19:45 via thehill.com
  
  Republicans are holding a midterm convention Wednesday and Thursday in Dallas, two months out from a general election that will have high stakes for President Trump and his party. However, the convention comes at a rough political time for Republicans, with Trump’s approval rating slumping, the unpopular war in Iran recently stretching past the six-month...
  
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• More Americans skeptical of government information: Survey

  09-09-2026 19:02 via thehill.com
  
  A new poll has found that Americans are more skeptical of information released by the federal government, with majorities saying they have little to no trust in the government. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts survey released Wednesday shows that almost 6 in 10 Americans say they trust the government "only...
  
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• Treasury to buy $6B in debt, but bond yields rise

  09-09-2026 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will triple the maximum amount of U.S. government debt it can buy back, as part of its effort to tamp down surging bond yields.  The Treasury Department will increase its buyback limit from $2 billion to $6 billion per operation, according to its updated buyback operations schedule. The department...
  
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• Treasury increases maximum buyback to $6 billion in effort to lower bond yields

  09-09-2026 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will triple the maximum amount of U.S. government debt it can buy back, part of its effort to tamp down surging bond yields.The Treasury will increase its buyback limit from $2 billion to $6 billion per operation, according to its updated buyback operations schedule. The department will repurchase...
  
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• Treasury Department increases maximum buyback to $6B in effort to lower bond yields

  09-09-2026 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will triple the maximum amount of U.S. government debt it can buy back, as part of its effort to tamp down surging bond yields.  The Treasury Department will increase its buyback limit from $2 billion to $6 billion per operation, according to its updated buyback operations schedule. The department...
  
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• Treasury buys $6B in debt, but bond yields rise

  09-09-2026 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will triple the maximum amount of U.S. government debt it can buy back, as part of its effort to tamp down surging bond yields.  The Treasury Department will increase its buyback limit from $2 billion to $6 billion per operation, according to its updated buyback operations schedule. The department...
  
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• Live updates: Republicans converge on Dallas for Trump's midterm convention

  09-09-2026 18:49 via thehill.com
  
  Administration officials, Republican candidates and party leaders will join President Trump in Dallas on Wednesday for the opening of a two-day Republican National Committee midterm convention. The president will give a keynote speech to close out the day. Several GOP lawmakers will give remarks throughout the gathering's first day, including Reps. Brandon Gill (Texas), Rob...
  
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• Bipartisan coalition pushes Trump administration on AI security framework release

  09-09-2026 18:47 via thehill.com
  
  A group of organizations from both sides of the aisle are calling on President Trump to publicly release his administration's framework on government AI testing, arguing the closed-door policy raises concerns around transparency. "The government has a fundamental responsibility to share the parameters of the process for reviewing frontier AI models prior to wider deployment,"...
  
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• Holder blasts Blanche over planned GOP convention speech: 'Disgraceful'

  09-09-2026 18:42 via thehill.com
  
  Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday slammed the sitting Justice Department (DOJ) chief over his decision to address attendees at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first midterm convention in Dallas, which kicks off Wednesday. Holder, who served in the Obama administration, called Attorney General Todd Blanche's planned speech “unprecedented” and “disgraceful” in comments to...
  
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• Ford: Duffy criticism over deals with China 'wrongheaded attempt to capture headlines'

  09-09-2026 17:39 via thehill.com
  
  Ford Motor Company on Tuesday accused Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of spreading inaccurate information to drum up public scrutiny after Duffy criticized the automaker's business ties with China. In a recent letter to the auto company’s chief executive, Jim Farley, Duffy expressed “profound concern” with Ford’s “reliance on technologies of foreign adversaries.” “When a company...
  
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• Trump administration names permanent FDA division leaders

  09-09-2026 17:11 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration permanently filled four key leadership roles in the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, the agency announced, following the nomination of Heidi Overton to lead the FDA.  The acting leaders in charge of regulating drugs, vaccines and tobacco will transition into the jobs permanently.Michael Davis, a psychiatrist, will be director of the...
  
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• Rogers, El-Sayed locked in tight Michigan Senate race: Survey

  09-09-2026 17:11 via thehill.com
  
  The Michigan Senate race looks to be a near dead heat between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, according to a new poll. The survey, which Detroit's WDIV-TV and The Detroit News conducted from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, found Rogers holding a slight lead over El-Sayed, with 45.8 percent support to the Democrat’s...
  
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• Rogers, El-Sayed deadlocked in Michigan Senate race: Survey

  09-09-2026 17:11 via thehill.com
  
  The Michigan Senate race looks to be a near dead heat between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, according to a new poll. The survey, which Detroit's WDIV-TV and the Detroit News conducted from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3, found Rogers holding a slight lead over El-Sayed, with 45.8 percent support to the Democrat’s...
  
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• Trump gave Natalie Harp, other aides $45K gifts: Disclosures

  09-09-2026 16:33 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump gifted several White House aides — including longtime assistant Natalie Harp — $45,000 cash gifts, according to financial disclosures released by the Trump administration last week.The payments, which totaled $135,000, were marked as “Cash Gift for Holidays” and attributed to the president on the disclosure forms.Three of the Trump’s closest aides,...
  
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• Newsom accuses Trump of lying during his 9/11 attack response anecdote 

  09-09-2026 16:24 via thehill.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday accused President Trump of lying after he told an anecdote about his actions in the days surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City. Trump, during an event honoring 9/11 first responders at the White House, said he was carried away from One Liberty Plaza,...
  
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• Watchdog reviewing whistleblower's mail-in voting rules warning

  09-09-2026 16:22 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General is reviewing a new system for handling mail-in ballots that could cause problems cause in the November midterms. The watchdog said Tuesday that it will independently examine allegations raised by a whistleblower about the agency’s computer system that could jeopardize mail-in voting. The whistleblower warned that USPS...
  
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• RNC chair: 'We're gonna defy history to win this November'

  09-09-2026 15:22 via thehill.com
  
  Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Tuesday said the GOP is "gonna defy history to" maintain control of Congress after the midterms. Gruters told NewsNation host Blake Burman on "The Hill" that Republicans have better candidates, more resources and "a financial advantage" to "win these seats." "Get ready because we're going state by...
  
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• RNC chair: 'We're going to defy history to win this November'

  09-09-2026 15:22 via thehill.com
  
  Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Tuesday said the GOP is "going to defy history to" maintain control of Congress after the midterms. Gruters told NewsNation host Blake Burman on "The Hill" that Republicans have better candidates, more resources and "a financial advantage" to "win these seats." "Get ready because we're going state...
  
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• Live updates: GOP candidates join Trump at Dallas midterm convention

  09-09-2026 15:05 via thehill.com
  
  Administration officials, Republican candidates and party leaders will join President Trump in Dallas on Wednesday for the opening of a two-day Republican National Committee midterm convention. The president will give a keynote speech to close out the day. Several GOP lawmakers will give remarks throughout the gathering's first day, including Reps. Brandon Gill (Texas), Robert...
  
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• Trump attacks New York Magazine for calling 9/11 remarks 'weird lie'

  09-09-2026 14:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump lashed out at New York Magazine for its coverage of his remarks on Tuesday, after he said two firefighters picked him up off the ground near the U.S. Steel Building in New York City in the aftermath of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.  “The Failing New York Magazine wrote a story...
  
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• Trump’s escalation of fight with Canada puts GOP Senate candidates in a vise

  09-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration's economic record while having to push back against Trump's targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies. Trump got pushback from a loyal...
  
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• Trump’s escalation of fight with Canada puts GOP Senate candidates in a vice

  09-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration's economic record while having to push back against Trump's targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies. Trump got pushback from a loyal...
  
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• Shaheen wins Democratic primary for New Hampshire House seat left open by Pappas

  09-09-2026 05:43 via thehill.com
  
  Stefany Shaheen, a health tech entrepreneur and daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), is projected to narrowly defeat state Democratic Party Vice Chair Maura Sullivan in the bitter Democratic primary for outgoing Rep. Chris Pappas’s (D-N.H.) seat with 90% of precincts reporting, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Stefany Shaheen and Sullivan, a former top official at...
  
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• Charlotte food bank receives 270,000 eggs as part of North Carolina attorney general's settlement with producers

  09-09-2026 05:17 via thehill.com
  
  North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) announced Tuesday that a Charlotte food bank received 270,000 eggs as part of his antitrust settlement with three of the country’s largest egg producers. Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte accepted the donation, after food banks in Raleigh and Winston-Salem received eggs last month. Five more...
  
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• Charlotte food bank receives 270,000 eggs as part of NC Attorney General's settlement with producers

  09-09-2026 05:17 via thehill.com
  
  North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) announced Tuesday that a Charlotte food bank received 270,000 eggs as part of his antitrust settlement with three of the country’s largest egg producers. Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte accepted the donation, after food banks in Raleigh and Winston-Salem received eggs last month. Five more...
  
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• Trump banning Canada's dairy products, motorcycles and many alcoholic beverages

  09-09-2026 04:25 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday signed executive orders to ban the sale of Canadian dairy products, motor vehicles and many alcoholic beverages in the U.S., as the trade war between the two countries continues. The bans take effect on Sept. 29, with Trump signing the orders on the day retaliatory Canadian tariffs on $27.6 billion worth...
  
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• Pappas-Sununu showdown set in Democrats' must-win Senate race: 3 takeaways from New Hampshire 

  09-09-2026 03:48 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Chris Pappas (D) and former Sen. John E. Sununu (R) are poised to face off in November for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat — one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities as they look to hold onto the upper chamber.Pappas and Sununu, the favorites in their respective primaries, defeated a handful of challengers Tuesday. While New Hampshire hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010, Granite...
  
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• 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' is reportedly ending; ABC pushes back

  09-09-2026 03:41 via thehill.com
  
  ABC will not extend comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s contract beyond 2027, Page Six reported on Tuesday. Citing a source familiar with the situation, the tabloid reported the ongoing 24th season of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be the last. Kimmel has been in the late-night chair on ABC since 2003. “His contract is not getting extended,” the...
  
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• 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' is reportedly ending, ABC pushes back

  09-09-2026 03:41 via thehill.com
  
  ABC will not extend comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s contract beyond 2027, Page Six reported on Tuesday. Citing a source familiar with the situation, the tabloid reported the ongoing 24th season of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be the last. Kimmel has been in the late-night chair on ABC since 2003. “His contract is not getting extended,” the...
  
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